OPS435 Python Weekly Schedule 2020 Summer

OPS435 Weekly Task Update

week	Topics	Reading/Reference	Tasks/Labs
1: May 19-22	Course Overview Introduction Why Python? Languate: natural & formal Python Environment Concepts: keywords builtins Python Shell: help() dir() type() import	Think Python: Chapter 1 What is a program? Input, process (sequence, looping, repetition), output complier, interpreter Debugging	Lab 1: Setup & Using Python
2:May 25-29	Python Basics: Objects Variables Operations Built-in Functions	Think Python: Chapter 2 Variable, expressions and statements Script mode and interactive mode Python math operators and order of operations String operation '+' and '*'	Lab 2: Understanding Python Code
3:Jun 1-5	Reusing Python Code: Functions Lists	Think Python: Chapter 3 Functions Function calls Adding new functionse Definitions and usess Flow of execution Parameters and arguments Variables and parameters Fruitful functions and void functions	Lab 3: Reusing Python Code
4:Jun 8-12	Basic Data Structures and String Manipulation: Tuples Lists Sets Dictionaries Strings	Think Python: Chapter 5 Conditionals and recursion Boolean expression Logical operators Conditional execution Alternative execution Chained conditionals Nested conditionals Recursion Infinite recursion Keyboard Input	Lab 4: Basic Data Structure & String Manipulation
5:Jun 15-19	Files, Exceptions: File Handling Error Handling	Think Python: Chapter 14 - Files Reading and writing Format operator Filenames and paths Catching exception Databasess Picking Pipes Writing modules	Lab 5: Files & Error Handling
6:Jun 22-26	Mid-Term Test Date: THIS WEEK Topics: Lab 1 to Lab 5 and All topics covered from week 1 to week 5		Assignment 1 Due Date: July 3, 2020
Break Week: Jun 29-Jul 3
7:Jul 6-10	Classes: Components of a class Classes and objects	Think Python: Chapter 15 - Classes and objects Programmer-defined types Attributes Instances and return values Objects are mutable Copying	Lab 6: Writing Python Classes
8:Jul 13-17	Classes: Designing classes Understanding scope	Think Python: Chapter 16 - Classes and functions Pure functions Modifiers Prototyping versus planning Think Python: Chapter 17 - Classes and methods The __init__ method The __str__ method Operator overloading Type-based dispatch Polymorphism	Lab 7: Classes, Objects & scope
9:Jul 20-24	Configuration management: Fabric Ansible	Think Python: Chapter 16 - Classes and functions Pure functions Modifiers Prototyping versus planning	Lab 8: Configuration management
10:Jul 27-31	Python Networking Network Client Network Server Asynchronous Python Networking	Think Python: Chapter 17 - Classes and methods The init method The __str__methond Operator overloading Type-based dispatch Polymorphism	Assignment 2 Due on Final Assessment Week - Please check with your professor for the exact date.
11:Aug 3-8	Final Assessment Test Review		Working on Assignment 2 for final assessment test
12:Aug 10-14	Final Assessment